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Fisher: North Sea
Smack (19th Century)
Site Name Fisher: North Sea
Classification Smack (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Aberdeen; '17 Miles South Of Girdleness'; Girdle Ness; Fisher
Canmore ID 285513
Site Number NJ90NE 8408
NGR NJ 980 052
Datum WGS84 - Lat/Long
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/285513
- Council Aberdeen, City Of
- Parish Maritime - Aberdeen City Of
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Maritime
- Former County Not Applicable
NJ90NE 8408 unlocated
NLO: Girdle Ness [name: NJ 973 053]
Aberdeen [name: NJ 95 05].
Not to be confused with NK14SW 8041.
Montrose, 17th June. The FISHER (smack), of Banff, Smith, from Newcastle to Balintore, with coals, foundered off Girdleness [Girdle Ness], 15th June: crew saved.
Source: LL, No. 16,592, London, Tuesday, June 18 1867.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 11258).
(Classified as smack, with cargo of coal: date of loss cited as 15 June 1867). Fisher: this vessel foundered 17 miles South of Girdleness [Girdle Ness]. Capt. Smith.
Registration: Banff. Built 1844. 44 tons burthern. Length: 16m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 8.50 W2 2.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
The map sheet and quasi-administrative area assigned to this record are essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 29 December 2006.
Loss (15 June 1867)
Montrose, 17th June. The FISHER (smack), of Banff, Smith, from Newcastle to Balintore, with coals, foundered off Girdleness [Girdle Ness], 15th June: crew saved.
Source: LL, No. 16,592, London, Tuesday, June 18 1867.
NMRS, MS/829/72 (no. 11258).
(Classified as smack, with cargo of coal: date of loss cited as 15 June 1867). Fisher: this vessel foundered 17 miles South of Girdleness [Girdle Ness]. Capt. Smith.
Registration: Banff. Built 1844. 44 tons burthern. Length: 16m. Beam: 5m.
(Location of loss cited as N57 8.50 W2 2.00).
I G Whittaker 1998.
Note (29 December 2006)
The map sheet and quasi-administrative area assigned to this record are essentially arbitrary, being derived from the unverified location that is cited by Whittaker.
Information from RCAHMS (RJCM), 29 December 2006.
Reference (2011)
Whittaker ID : 9524
Name : FISHER
Latitude : 570830
Longitude : 20200
Date Built : 1844
Registration : BANFF
Type : SMACK
Tonnage : 44
Tonnage Code : B
Length : 16
Beam : 5
Loss Day : 15
Loss Month : 6
Loss Year : 1867
Comment : Foundered 17 miles south of Girdleness. Capt. Smith
Cargo : COAL
